Claims
- 1. A shoe last for forming a shoe which is particularly constructed to be worn with and matingly interface with a wearer's custom-shaped sock having thickened portions in predetermined regions, the shoe last comprising:
- a body having a backpart and a forepart connected to said backpart and extending forwardly therefrom, each of said backpart and said forepart having a last upper portion and a last bottom portion, said last bottom portion defined by lower end peripheries of said forepart and said backpart for abuttingly contacting and interfacing with a sole of a shoe, said forepart having a toe portion defining a toe shape of the shoe last and the upper portion of said forepart having side peripheries defining a side forepart shape of the shoe last, the last upper portion of said backpart having heel portions defining a heel shape of the shoe last and backpart side peripheries defining a side shape of the shoe last upper portion, said last bottom portion including a last bottom featherline defining an outer bottom shape of the shoe last, said last including bulging regions along said last bottom portion and at least two of said toe upper portion, side peripheries of said forepart, heel portion side peripheries and backpart side peripheries, said bulging portions being adapted to correspond to the bottom shape of a custom-shaped sock when positioned on a foot of a wearer so that a sole of a shoe formed from the last has a custom-contoured shape for corresponding to and substantially mating with an overlying custom-shaped sock when positioned therein.
- 2. A shoe last as defined in claim 1 wherein said side forepart shape of the shoe last is adapted to correspond to a side shape of a custom-shaped sock when positioned on a foot of a wearer so that an upper of a shoe formed from the last has a custom-contoured side upper shape adapted to correspond to and substantially mate with an overlying custom-shaped sock when positioned therein.
- 3. A shoe last as defined in claim 1 wherein said heel shape of the shoe last is adapted to correspond to a heel shape of a custom-shaped sock when positioned on a foot of a wearer so that an upper of a shoe formed from the last has a custom-contoured heel upper shape for corresponding to and substantially mating with an overlying custom-shaped sock when positioned therein.
- 4. A shoe last as defined in claim 1 wherein said side shape of the shoe last upper portion is adapted to correspond to a side shape of a custom-shaped sock when positioned on a foot of a wearer so that an upper of a shoe formed from the last has a custom-contoured side upper shape for corresponding to and substantially mating with an overlying custom-shaped sock when positioned therein.
- 5. A shoe last as defined in claim 1 wherein said toe shape of the shoe last is adapted to correspond to a toe shape of a custom-shaped sock when positioned on a foot of a wearer so that a toe portion of a shoe formed from the last has a custom-contoured toe upper shape for corresponding to and substantially mating with an overlying custom-shaped sock when positioned therein.
- 6. A shoe last for forming a shoe which is particularly constructed to be worn with and matingly interface with a wearer's sock having thickened fabric formed in the heel and ball portions thereof and relatively thinner fabric formed in an arch portion interconnecting the heel and ball portions, the shoe last comprising:
- a body having a backpart and a forepart connected to said backpart and extending forwardly therefrom, each of said backpart and said forepart having a last upper portion and a last bottom portion, said last bottom portion defined by lower end peripheries of said forepart and said backpart for abuttingly contacting and interfacing with a sole of a shoe, said last bottom portion including a last bottom featherline for defining an outer bottom shape of the shoe last, a base plane forming a primary horizontal attitude for said body, a last centerline plane extending generally perpendicular to the base plane, a heel featherline plane extending generally perpendicular to the last centerline plane, and a forepart featherline plane extending generally perpendicular to the last centerline plane,
- said forepart including a ball interface bulging portion having lower peripheries extending along said last bottom portion for abuttingly contacting and interfacing with a ball portion of a sole of a shoe, a toe interface portion connected to a proximal end of said ball portion and extending forwardly therefrom, said toe interface portion having lower peripheries extending along said last bottom portion for abuttingly contacting and interfacing with a toe portion of a sole of a shoe, and a forepart upper portion connected to said ball interface bulging and toe interface portions for abuttingly contacting and interfacing with a shoe upper,
- said backpart including a heel interface bulging portion having lower peripheries extending along said last bottom portion for abuttingly contacting and interfacing with a heel portion of a sole of a shoe, and a backpart upper portion connected to at least said heel interface bulging portion for abuttingly contacting and interfacing with a shoe upper,
- said last bottom portion including a recessed arch shank interface portion connected to a proximal end of said heel interface bulging portion in said backpart and extending forwardly therefrom along said last bottom portion into said forepart for abuttingly contacting and interfacing with a raised arch portion of a sole of a shoe,
- wherein said heel interface bulging portion extends downwardly from the heel featherline plane toward the base plane a predetermined distance and is adapted to at least correspond to the downwardly extending thickened cushioned areas of a wearer's sock having thickened fabric formed in at least the heel portion thereof so as to form a heel last bottom portion of said backpart,
- wherein said ball interface bulging portion extends downwardly from a forepart featherline plane toward the base plane a predetermined distance adapted to at least correspond to the downwardly extending thickened cushioned areas of a wearer's sock having thickened fabric formed in at least the ball portion thereof, so as to form a ball last bottom portion of said forepart, and
- wherein said recessed arch shank interface portion is spaced apart from the base plane a predetermined distance adapted to at least correspond to the downwardly extending ball and heel interface bulging portions so as to form a recessed arch shank last bottom extending from said backpart into said forepart, and wherein said heel and ball interface bulging portions of said last bottom portion protrude outwardly throughout respective substantial extents thereof and said recessed arch shank interface portion has major portions thereof being substantially flat and distal fore and aft portions of said recessed arch shank interface portions being outwardly inclined toward said heel and ball interface bulging portions,
- such that the shoe sole formed from said shoe last more comfortably receives thickened knit fabric areas of the side ball and toe portions of a knit sock to thereby provide more comfort to the wearer of the shoe constructed from said last.
- 7. A shoe last as defined in claim 6, wherein the downwardly extending predetermined distance of each of said ball and heel interface bulging portions is at least about one-eighth of an inch.
- 8. A shoe last as defined in claim 6, wherein said forepart upper portion includes side interface bulging portions extending along side peripheries of said forepart of said body for abuttingly contacting and interfacing side peripheries of a shoe upper, said side interface bulging portions extending outwardly a predetermined distance from a last centerline plane and having a predetermined thickness adapted to correspond to the laterally extending thickened cushioned areas of a wearer's sock having thickened fabric portions formed in at least one of the side portions of the ball and toe upper portion so as to form side recessed areas in the shoe upper so that the shoe upper formed therefrom is enabled to more comfortably receive thickened knit fabric areas of the bulging side portions of a knit sock and thereby provide more comfort to the wearer of the shoe constructed from the last.
- 9. A shoe last as defined in claim 8, wherein said recessed arch shank interface portion extends from a proximal end of the heel portion in said backpart along the last bottom portion into said forepart, so that the transition point at the proximal end of said arch shank portion defines a last ball break, said shoe last having a predetermined ball girth circumferentially extending from said last ball break around the lower, side and upper peripheries of said last body and thereby defining an increased dimension around the last passing through said last ball break.
- 10. A shoe last according to claim 9, wherein respective said side interface bulging portions and said ball interface bulging portion of said forepart increase the ball girth a predetermined circumference, said predetermined ball girth circumference being selected to correspond to the thickened ball girth of a human foot of a corresponding size wearing a wearer's fabric sock having thickened cushioned areas formed in at least the ball portion or upper portions thereof.
- 11. A shoe last according to claim 10, wherein respective said side interface bulging portions and said ball interface forming portion of said forepart increase the ball girth circumference of said last by about 3/16 of an inch, said predetermined ball girth circumference corresponding to the thickened ball girth of a human foot of a corresponding size with a wearer's fabric sock having thickened cushioned areas formed in at least the ball portion or forepart upper portions thereof.
- 12. A shoe last as defined in claim 6, and wherein said backpart upper portion includes backpart side interface bulging portions extending laterally along side peripheries of said backpart upper portion for abuttingly contacting and interfacing side heel peripheries of a shoe upper from first side peripheries rearward along heel peripheries of said backpart upper portion and continuing along second side peripheries of said backpart upper portion, said backpart side interface bulging portions generally anterior of said shank portion, said backpart side interface bulging portions extending a predetermined distance from said last centerline, said backpart side interface bulging portions having a thickness at least corresponding to the laterally extending thickened cushioned areas of a wearer's sock having thickened fabric formed in at least one of the side portions and back portion of the heel upper and side upper thereof.
- 13. A shoe last as defined in claim 6, wherein said recessed arch shank interface portion of said last bottom portion has oppositely inclined fore and aft portions adjacent respective peripheries of said heel interface bulging portion and ball interface bulging portion so that the shoe formed thereon may comfortably be worn with a sock having thickened fabric areas in the heel and ball portions thereof and a relatively thin fabric area in the arch portion therebetween.
- 14. A shoe last according to claim 6, wherein proximal portions of said heel and ball interface bulging portions terminate in substantially straight lines with their respective junctures to said recessed arch shank interface portion, and wherein said respective straight line junctures are substantially parallel to each other to thereby correspond to substantially parallel junctures of proximal portions of heel and ball portions of a knit sock to be worn with a shoe particularly constructed from said shoe last.
- 15. A shoe last according to claim 6, wherein said body includes a heel curve base line defined by a line drawn between a heel point and a backseam tack point, said line perpendicular to a portion of said last centerline plane, wherein said backpart of said body portion further comprises an upper heel interface bulging portion protruding outwardly along the heel curve of said backpart upper portion and extending a predetermined distance from said last bottom featherline to an upper portion of said backpart upper portion, said upper heel interface bulging portion extending outwardly a predetermined distance from said heel curve base line, said predetermined distance corresponding to thickened cushioned areas of a wearer's sock having thickened fabric portions formed in at least the heel portion of the sock upper thereof so as to form a heel upper portion of said backpart opposite said last bottom portion so that a heel portion of the shoe upper of the shoe constructed from the last more comfortably receives the thickened knit pile area of the heel portion of the knit sock.
- 16. A shoe last according to claim 6, wherein said body portion further comprises a toe interface portion protruding outwardly and extending the entire widthwise extent of said body last upper portion so that a toe portion of the shoe upper of the shoe constructed from the last more comfortably receives a thickened knit fabric portion of a toe portion of the knit sock.
- 17. A shoe last for forming a shoe, the shoe last comprising:
- a body having a backpart and a forepart connected to said backpart and extending forwardly therefrom, each of said backpart and said forepart having a last upper portion and a last bottom portion, said last bottom portion defined by lower end peripheries of said forepart and said backpart for abuttingly contacting and interfacing with a sole of a shoe, said last bottom portion including a last bottom featherline for defining an outer bottom shape of the shoe last, a base plane forming a primary horizontal attitude for said body, a last centerline plane extending generally perpendicular to the base plane, a heel featherline plane extending generally perpendicular to the last centerline plane, and a forepart featherline plane extending generally perpendicular to the last centerline plane,
- said forepart including a ball interface bulging portion having lower peripheries extending along said last bottom portion for abuttingly contacting and interfacing with a ball portion of a sole of a shoe, a toe interface portion connected to a proximal end of said ball portion and extending forwardly therefrom, said toe interface portion having lower peripheries extending along said last bottom portion for abuttingly contacting and interfacing with a toe portion of a sole of a shoe, and a forepart upper portion connected to said ball interface bulging and toe interface portions for abuttingly contacting and interfacing with a shoe upper,
- said backpart including a heel interface bulging portion having lower peripheries extending along said last bottom portion for abuttingly contacting and interfacing with a heel portion of a sole of a shoe, and a backpart upper portion connected to at least said heel interface bulging portion for abuttingly contacting and interfacing with a shoe upper,
- said last bottom portion including a recessed arch shank interface portion connected to a proximal end of said heel interface bulging portion and extending forwardly therefrom along said last bottom portion for abuttingly contacting and interfacing with a raised arch portion of a sole of a shoe,
- wherein said heel interface bulging portion extends downwardly from the heel featherline plane toward the base plane a predetermined distance so as to form the heel portion of the last bottom portion,
- wherein said ball interface bulging portion extends downwardly from a forepart featherline plane toward the base plane a predetermined distance so as to form the ball portion of said last bottom portion,
- wherein said recessed arch shank interface portion is spaced apart from the base plane a predetermined distance at least corresponding to the downwardly extending ball and heel interface bulging portions so as to form a recessed arch shank interface portion of said last bottom portion, and
- wherein proximal portions of said heel and ball interface bulging portions terminate in substantially straight lines with their respective junctures with said recessed arch shank interface portion, and said respective straight line junctures are substantially parallel to each other.
- 18. A shoe last as defined in claim 17, wherein the downwardly extending predetermined distance from the forepart featherline plane and heel featherline plane of each of said ball and heel interface bulging portions is at least about one-eighth of an inch.
- 19. A shoe last as defined in claim 17, wherein said forepart upper portion includes forepart side interface bulging portions extending along side peripheries of said forepart of said body for abuttingly contacting and interfacing side peripheries of a shoe upper, said forepart side interface bulging portions extending outwardly a predetermined distance from a last centerline plane and having a predetermined thickness, so as to form side recesses in the shoe upper having a greater depth than recesses in a shoe upper of a corresponding shoe style size.
- 20. A shoe last as defined in claim 19, wherein said recessed arch shank interface portion extends from a proximal end of the heel portion along the last bottom portion into the forepart so that the transition point at the proximal end of the shank portion defines a last ball break, said shoe last having a predetermined ball girth circumferentially extending from said last ball break around the lower, side and upper peripheries of said last body, said ball girth thereby defining an increased dimension around the last passing through the last ball break.
- 21. A shoe last according to claim 20, wherein said forepart side interface bulging portions and said ball interface bulging portion increase the ball girth of the shoe last.
- 22. A shoe last according to claim 21, wherein said forepart side interface bulging portions and said ball interface bulging portion increase the ball girth of said last by about 3/16 of an inch.
- 23. A shoe last as defined in claim 17, wherein said backpart upper portion includes a backpart side interface bulging portion extending laterally along side peripheries of said backpart of said body for abuttingly contacting and interfacing side heel peripheries of a shoe upper from a first side rearward along a heel portion of said backpart upper portion and continuing along a second side of said backpart upper portion, said backpart side bulging portions generally anterior of said shank portion, said backpart side bulging portions extending a predetermined distance from said last centerline, said predetermined distance greater than the distance from a last centerline to corresponding side portions of a traditional shoe last for a corresponding shoe style size.
- 24. A shoe last as defined in claim 17, wherein said recessed arch shank interface portion of said last bottom portion having oppositely inclined fore and aft portions adjacent respective peripheries of said heel or ball interface bulging portions.
- 25. A shoe last according to claim 17, wherein said heel and ball interface bulging portions of said last bottom portion protrude outwardly throughout substantially their entire extent and wherein said recessed arch shank interface portion has major portions thereof being substantially flat and distal fore and aft portions of said recessed arch shank interface portions being outwardly inclined toward said heel and ball interface bulging portions and merging therewith.
- 26. A shoe last according to claim 17, wherein said body includes a heel curve base line defined by a line drawn between a heel point and a backseam tack point, said line perpendicular to a portion of said last centerline plane, wherein said backpart of said body portion further comprises an upper heel interface bulging portion protruding outwardly along the heel curve of said backpart upper portion and extending a predetermined distance from said last bottom featherline to an upper portion of said backpart upper portion, said upper heel interface bulging portion extending outwardly a predetermined distance from said heel curve base line, said predetermined distance corresponding to extending thickened cushioned areas of a wearer's sock having thickened fabric portions formed in at least the heel portion of the backpart upper thereof so as to form a heel upper portion of said backpart opposite said last bottom portion so that a heel portion of the shoe upper of the shoe constructed from the last more comfortably receives the thickened fabric area of the heel portion of the sock.
- 27. A shoe last according to claim 17, wherein said body portion further comprises a toe interface portion protruding outwardly and extending the entire widthwise extent of said last upper portion so that a toe portion of the shoe upper of the shoe constructed from the last more comfortably receives a thickened fabric portion of a toe portion of sock.
- 28. A shoe last for forming a shoe which is particularly constructed to be worn with and matingly interface with a wearer's sock having thickened fabric formed in the heel and ball portions thereof and relatively thinner fabric formed in an arch portion interconnecting the heel and ball portions, the shoe last comprising:
- a body having a backpart and a forepart connected to said backpart and extending forwardly therefrom, each of said forepart and said backpart having a last upper portion and a last bottom portion, said last bottom portion defined by lower end peripheries of said forepart and said backpart for abuttingly contacting and interfacing with a sole of a shoe, said last bottom portion including a last bottom featherline for defining a bottom shape of the shoe last, a base plane forming a primary horizontal attitude for said body, a last centerline plane extending generally perpendicular to the base plane, a heel featherline plane extending generally perpendicular to the last centerline plane, and a forepart featherline plane extending generally perpendicular to the last centerline plane,
- said forepart including a ball interface portion having lower peripheries extending along said last bottom portion for abuttingly contacting and interfacing with a ball portion of a sole of a shoe, a toe interface portion connected to a proximal end of said ball portion and extending forwardly therefrom, said toe interface portion having lower peripheries extending along said last bottom portion for abuttingly contacting and interfacing with a toe portion of a sole of a shoe, and a forepart upper portion connected to said ball interface and toe interface portions for abuttingly contacting and interfacing with a shoe upper,
- said backpart including a heel interface portion having lower peripheries extending along said last bottom portion for abuttingly contacting and interfacing with a heel portion of a sole of a shoe and a backpart upper portion connected to at least said heel interface portion for abuttingly contacting and interfacing with a shoe upper,
- said last bottom portion including a recessed arch shank interface portion connected to a proximal end of said heel interface portion and extending forwardly therefrom along said last bottom portion for abuttingly contacting and interfacing with a raised arch portion of a sole of a shoe,
- wherein the recess forming said recessed arch shank interface portion extends upwardly from the base plane a predetermined distance above lower peripheries of said heel interface portion and ball interface portion, and the heel and ball interface bulging portions terminate in substantially straight lines with their respective junctures with the recessed arch shank interface portion and the respective straight line junctures are substantially parallel to each other, so that the predetermined upwardly extending distance substantially corresponds to the downwardly extending distance of thickened fabric areas of a wearer's sock having thickened fabric areas formed in at least the heel portion and the ball portion and thinner fabric areas formed in the arch portion thereof so that a shoe sole formed therefrom more comfortably receives thickened fabric areas of the ball and heel portions of a wearer's sock and thereby provide more comfort to the wearer of the shoe constructed from said last.
- 29. A shoe last as defined in claim 28, wherein said recessed arch shank interface portion is spaced apart at least one-eighth of an inch greater than the distance between an arch portion and lower peripheries of a heel and last bottom portion of a traditional shoe last for corresponding shoe style size corresponding to the thickness of the fabric areas formed in the heel and ball portion of the wearer's sock having thickened fabric areas formed in the heel and ball portions and thinner fabric portions in the arch portion.
- 30. A shoe last for forming a shoe which is particularly constructed to be worn with and matingly interface with a wearer's custom-shaped sock, the shoe last comprising:
- a body having a backpart and a forepart connected to said backpart and extending forwardly therefrom, each of said forepart and said backpart having a shoe last upper portion defining a shoe last upper portion substantially corresponding to the shape of the upper of a custom-shaped sock when positioned on a foot of a wearer so that an upper of a shoe formed from the last has a custom-contoured shape corresponding to an adjacent custom-shaped sock when positioned therein, said forepart having a toe portion defining a toe shape of the shoe last, side peripheries defining a side forepart shape of the shoe last and said upper portion of said backpart having heel portions defining a heel shape of the shoe last and backpart side peripheries defining a side shape of the shoe last upper portion, and having a substantially planar last bottom portion defined by lower end peripheries of said forepart and said backpart, said last bottom portion including at least one of a plurality of interchangeable levelers, each leveler being adapted to expand the dimension of a portion of the last to form bulging regions along at least two of said toe upper portion, side peripheries of said forepart, heel portions and backpart side peripheries, a shape corresponding to the bottom shape of a custom-shaped sock positioned on the foot of a wearer, so that a sole of a shoe formed from the last and said levelers has a custom-contoured shape corresponding to and substantially mating with an overlying custom-shaped sock when positioned therein.
- 31. A shoe last as defined in claim 30, wherein said substantially planar last bottom portion comprises a heel portion and ball portion, each of said heel portion and ball portion including at least one of a plurality of interchangeable levelers, each of said levelers having a shape corresponding to the bottom shape of a custom-shaped sock having thickened fabric areas in the heel and ball portions thereof positioned on the foot of a wearer, so that a sole of a shoe formed from the last and said levelers positioned thereon in said heel portion and said ball portion has a custom-contoured shape adapted to correspond to and substantially mate with an overlying custom-shaped sock when positioned thereon.
RELATED APPLICATION
The present application is a continuation-in-part of co-pending application Ser. No. 29/035,482, filed on Feb. 28, 1995, which is hereby incorporated in its entirety by reference.
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